Why Blockbuster Games Will Soon Be Built on Modular Appchains Mainnets like Ethereum’s aren’t suitable for major (AAA) game development. The only real solution is a horizontally scalable blockchain coupled with modularity and a gas-free experience for end-users, says Jack O’Holleran, CEO of SKALE Labs.

SEC Drops Investigation of Bitcoin L2 Stacks Builder Hiro, Filing Says The conclusion of the probe into the company formerly known as Blockstack, which raised $70 million via token sales from 2017 to 2019, is another win for the crypto industry in its years-long struggle with the regulator.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XRP Gains Amid Overall Index Decline The CoinDesk 20 index saw a slight drop with XRP and ADA recording positive movements.

DEX Aggregator Rage Trade to Issue Token on Buzzy New Layer 1 Blockchain Hyperliquid Decentralized exchange aggregator Rage Trade has announced plans to issue a new token via a liquidity generation event and a token sale on layer-1 blockchain Hyperliquid.

First Mover Americas: BTC Retreats From $60K The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 12, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

XRP is the Sole Major in Green as Bitcoin Bulls Remain Sidelined BTC prices fell after Thursday’s U.S. CPI readings, dragging down the broader crypto market.

Iris Energy Has Committed Most of Childress Site to Expansion of Bitcoin Mining: Bernstein The bitcoin miner’s shares slumped yesterday after a Culper Research report said the site was unsuitable for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.

Partior, Blockchain Payment Network Backed by JPMorgan and DBS, Raises $60M Series B

Morgan Creek Digital to Raise up to $500M for New Web3 Venture Capital Fund The new fund will target early stage opportunities in AI, blockchain technology, chips and data.

Bitcoin Bulls Fail Again, But There Is Still Hope Bitcoin could not topple a key resistance on Thursday despite positive U.S. inflation report.

Biden’s Odds of Dropping Out Jump Again on Polymarket Ahead of President’s Press Conference Prediction market traders now see a 65% chance the president will quit the race.

Germany Almost Done Selling Bitcoin, Holding Less Than 5K Tokens After Latest Moves There’s less than 5,000 bitcoin left in wallets linked to German authorities after Thursday’s transfers, down from the 50,000 BTC that was confiscated, blockchain data shows.

OKX Picks Malta Over France as Europe Hub to Comply With EU’s MiCA Crypto Rules: Sources

Judge Sends Coinbase Back to the Drawing Board Over Efforts to Subpoena SEC’s Gary Gensler A federal judge encouraged Coinbase to drop – or at least substantially modify – its efforts to subpoena U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler’s personal communications during a hearing Thursday.

Hacks, Rug Pulls Cost BNB Chain $1.6B Since Inception: Immunefi More than $1.6 billion has been lost to hacks and rug pulls on BNB Chain since 2017, making it the primary target for criminals, Immunefi said.

Coinbase Unveils Web App to Track Personal On-Chain Wallets Jumping in on a continued effort by wallet makers to simplify access and user experience, particularly for newcomers, Coinbase (COIN) is introducing an app that lets users manage all of their on-chain wallets and activities in one place, the company announced Thursday.

How Digital Collectibles Are Shaping Athlete Legacies NFTs and blockchain-based gaming are transforming the way we connect with pro sports, says Matt Novogratz, Co-Founder of Candy Digital.

Crypto Bulls Frustrated as Bitcoin and Stocks Recouple – to the Downside A continuing series of record highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq over the past weeks has done nothing to prop up sliding crypto prices, but Thursday saw both asset classes tumbling together.

SEC Commissioner Grilled on Bitcoin ETFs as Senators Weigh U.S. Regulator Nominees Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) told senators on Thursday that rampant fraud in crypto markets left her unwilling to approve bitcoin exchange traded products earlier this year.

Why I Chose Bitcoin Ordinals to Release ‘Frontline’ Artist Alexis André explains the attraction of Bitcoin for releasing his latest generative art collection.